Well done to our unwashed brethern from the west for getting a win. Still there is nothing like seeing an Edinburgh team unbeaten in their rightful place at the top of the table. so please try to keep up Weegies - you are letting your team down, your country down and most importantly yourselves down

Scotstoun is going to fall head over heels in love with our new signing.... Simone Favoro.

He has the look of a man who constantly got slapped in the face by life as a youngster, and remember what George Plimpton said about the left hook " it's the most destructive weapon in the armoury: it'll lurk out there all night then come booming in low and deadly when you least expect it. Some people say Joe Frazier has the most powerful left hook of all, but personally I think it's Life."

Favaro has the face of a man who has walked onto a lot of left hooks, got up and kept walking on the same road. I think he and Glasgow are made for each other and while Fozzie, Shuggie B and possibly Homeless John Hardie may all be faster, more skillful more naturally talented I have a sneaky feeling that we may see more of Favaro in the jersey than any of them imagine.

Junior already seems to be part of the Warrior family, Shuggie B seems to be modelling himself on Richie V, and I'm waiting on a report on Big Tacky. Yes Schiz I'm looking at you. Put down the Duechars and cornflakes down and get typing. But my hunch is Simone Favaro will be the new Bernie Stortoni, with socks pulled up.

Aye Jimbo, yer man Simone F is some rugby player - can cut out the daft ycs anytime but his tackling and groundwork is utterly ferocious. Huge Blake had a fine game last night and between him, Fagerson and Eck Dunbar for MoM. Big T drew in 3 defenders overtime the ball went near him (and then bounced off!). Including one on the dirty besterd Brew who then started flinging punches. The yc was a daft charge into Brew who writhed around like he had been shot (a la Hoggy). Scott Cummings also had a fine game at 4- again ! Big Boab did what Big Boab does - needs to start narking at the ref more as Capitano. Rory Shoes is an effective FB while we have a crisis there and Junior B has the early makings of a DTH like hero.

On the negative side Hart was very poor - again ! Clegg also had a stinker but maybe his mind is off to France . Mike Blair came on and sorted things in midfield Pat MacArthur went off with what looked like an arm injury after 3 mins but Fraser Scott came on and did well at scrum and lineout.

I see that DTH kicked Leinster in the nuts by scoring 2 tries on debut for the Scarlets. So sad he's no longer with us. I wonder if he just thinks he looks better in red.

Aye GC - DTH is the one we will miss. Toonie was asked about his departure at the q/a session last Monday. His answer was along the lines of : "This is professional sport and players move on and so will we".

I have a horrible feeling DTH will come back to Scotstoun and hurt our Euro campaign

Actually I saw that the Sturge was at the game. I thought with this new politics we are enjoying in Scotland that she'd have rather sold her ticket and avoided the travelling costs in order to raise money for the food banks in Glasgow and Dundee.

Apparently not. Rugby is more important. Apparently Nicola likes a jolly just like every politician before her......

If Edinburgh had decent backs, they'd be title challengers.....possibly even winners.

From his brief cameo against Ulster I've got high hopes for Helu - he looked like a winger playing in the centre but he ran hard and fast and showed a touch of flair.

It doesn't matter who we have in the backs though if we keep up the same tactics!

And before Biggee gives me a telling off, yes I do know we're 4 from 4 and I shouldn't be complaining, but we're talking about taking Edinburgh to the next level here. In my mind that means needing to use the backs!

At least we now have an attack coach in Duncan Hodge - let's see what changes he brings.

If Edinburgh had decent backs, they'd be title challengers.....possibly even winners.

From his brief cameo against Ulster I've got high hopes for Helu - he looked like a winger playing in the centre but he ran hard and fast and showed a touch of flair.

It doesn't matter who we have in the backs though if we keep up the same tactics!

And before Biggee gives me a telling off, yes I do know we're 4 from 4 and I shouldn't be complaining, but we're talking about taking Edinburgh to the next level here. In my mind that means needing to use the backs!

At least we now have an attack coach in Duncan Hodge - let's see what changes he brings.

If Edinburgh had decent backs, they'd be title challengers.....possibly even winners.

From his brief cameo against Ulster I've got high hopes for Helu - he looked like a winger playing in the centre but he ran hard and fast and showed a touch of flair.

It doesn't matter who we have in the backs though if we keep up the same tactics!

And before Biggee gives me a telling off, yes I do know we're 4 from 4 and I shouldn't be complaining, but we're talking about taking Edinburgh to the next level here. In my mind that means needing to use the backs!

At least we now have an attack coach in Duncan Hodge - let's see what changes he brings.

He's well on his way to becoming a top class 9 - I don't think we should go moving him any time soon.

Nematode wrote:I'd like to see Hardie and Watson both start. I think that needs to be our Scottish back row going forward, with Denton at 8.

I think that combination would lack balance - both are out and out 7s. Cowan works well at 6 because he's more of a 6.5 if you know what I mean. Barclay is another one that would fit into that mould.

On Watson, as great as he's been for Edinburgh I just have a concern he's just going to be too small to really make it for Scotland. He's incredibly strong and certainly punches well above his weight, but there's much less space at international level and everyone is big. His official stats have him as tfe same height and weight as Hooper but I don't believe that! Edinburgh were turned over 3 times against Ulster because he went into contact high and was held up. He was superb apart from that though.

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